Client-server system with parity storage
US5630007A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 13, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2211/1057
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a client-server system which improves efficiency of each server by distributing loads to a plurality of servers. The a client-server system comprises a plurality of storages for sequentially storing data which are distributed in each of the plurality of storages; a plurality of servers, each of which is connected to the plurality of storages, for accessing the data distributed and stored in each of the plurality of storages; an administration apparatus which is connected to the plurality of servers for administrating the data sequentially stored in the plurality of storages, and the plurality of servers; and a client which is connected to both the administration apparatus and the plurality of servers, the clients specifies a server which is connected to a storage where a head block of the data is stored by inquiring to the administration apparatus, and accesses the data in the plurality of servers according to the order of the data storage sequence from the specified server.
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